With half the 2012 season finished, Sporting News' network of NFL correspondents asked 103 players from 27 teams everything you want to know about this year in our annual midseason players poll.

As always in our midseason poll, players were not allowed to name their teammates or head coach for any of their answers.

Who is the most underrated head coach?

Gary Kubiak, Texans 15

Mike Smith, Falcons 15

Tom Coughlin, Giants 11

Mike Tomlin, Steelers 8

Pete Carroll, Seahawks 6

Lovie Smith, Bears 5

John Fox, Broncos 4

Jim Harbaugh, 49ers 4

Mike McCarthy, Packers 4

Joe Philbin, Dolphins 4

John Harbaugh, Ravens 3

Marvin Lewis, Bengals 3

Greg Schiano, Buccaneers 3

Leslie Frazier, Vikings 2

Andy Reid, Eagles 2

Six coaches received one vote

“Kubes (Gary Kubiak) has always been underrated, but I've been telling people for years that he has one of the greatest offensive minds in the game. What sets him apart is that he is a players coach. He can talk to them. He can relate to them, and the players play hard for him because there is a tight bond.” — Ravens S Bernard Pollard, who played for Kubiak in Houston for two seasons

"Mike Smith. I think he always has teams that are well prepared. They win a lot during the regular season. They've had some blunders in the playoffs, but overall they've always had a top team in the NFC South and they find a way to get to the playoffs every year with a young quarterback. And nobody talks about them a lot. Nobody gives them enough credit, but they're always well prepared. He always has his guys ready to play. You can tell they're very disciplined—not a lot of cheap stuff or anything like that." — Eagles LB DeMeco Ryans

"I would go with (Tom) Coughlin. He's about to get fired every two years, and his team talks about him—they come out publicly and say how much they hate him. And he wins Super Bowls." — Steelers S Ryan Clark